The spokesperson for embattled Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, is taking on a new role in Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.
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Republican election canvasser drops lawsuit against Michigan SOS over outdated voter rolls
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
Posted Feb 18, 2021
Voters cast their ballots for the general election at Cornerstone Christian Church in Summit Township near Jackson on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The polls remain open in Michigan until 8 p.m. (J. Scott Park | MLive.com)J. Scott Park | MLive.com
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This story was updated with comment provided by Tony Daunt
Unsubstantiated or disproven claims that dead people voted stem in part from outdated and inaccurate voter registration rolls.
The issue arose prior to the November presidential election when Tony Daunt, a conservative activist and director of the Michigan Freedom Fund, filed a lawsuit in June claiming the voter rolls were sloppy and neglected by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and at least 16 county clerks across the state.
The claim: “Too many dead people voted” in Michigan
Michigan’s top elected Republican relied on an oft-repeated and inaccurate claim about dead voters to bolster his argument for changes in state election law.
In a Tuesday radio interview, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, acknowledged that President Joe Biden won Michigan by more than 154,000 votes, but said the state didn’t do enough to ensure election integrity.
“We do have some things that we need to address because it was a little too loose. Too many dead people voted and there was too much confusion at absentee counting boards,” Shirkey claimed in the interview on WKHM.
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